House Sponsors: DANIELS-SAVIANO-MITCHELL,BILL-KOSEL-GRANBERG, BELLOCK, KLINGLER, MCGUIRE, HASSERT, BLACK, POE AND LYONS,EILEEN. Senate Sponsors: WALSH,T-RADOGNO Short description: COMMUNITY SRVCS-WAGE INCREASE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Community Services Act. Provides that the annual appropriation to the Department of Human Services to fund community services for the developmentally disabled and the mentally ill must include a percentage increase for the wages of direct care workers that is equivalent to the Employment Cost Index for Health Service Occupations. Requires that increases be applied to appropriations to the Department for State fiscal years 2000 through 2002. Requires provider agencies to certify to the Department that these increases in appropriations will be used in their entirety to provide wage in- creases to direct care workers. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status